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as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
BB guns shoot small round metal pellets
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as in pops
to strike with a missile from a gun
hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season
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as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly
some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope
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as in photographs
to take a photograph of
shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted
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as in casts
to throw or give off
suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks
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as in shouts
to voice one's opinions freely with force
you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot
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as in sprinkles
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
hazel eyes that were brown shot with green
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as in sends
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news
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as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making
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as in pains
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down
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Recent Examples of shoots
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
Travis Kelce shoots his shot Swift and Kelce’s romance can be traced back to summer 2023, when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end attended an Eras tour concert at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs’ house.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Hojgaard shoots 62 Nicolai Højgaard posted a clean 8-under-par 62 on Sunday, which was the fourth of five rounds of 62 or better this week.
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
She's hampered again immediately afterward when Krem shoots her full of Kryptonite-tipped arrows.
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James Grebey,
Time,
26 June 2026
As a result, Clark shoots Derek in the heart.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Jalen Brunson shoots between Julian Champagnie and Victor Wembanyama in Game Two of the NBA Finals.
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Ultimately, Sheriff Bechir (Kevin Carroll) does what Tom can’t bring himself to and shoots Ruth (seemingly non-fatally) in the name of his own newborn child.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The AulGo from photography accessories brand TriLife shoots video in 4K using a tried and tested Sony IMX486 sensor setup.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
1 July 2026
The space had hosted ABC soap All My Children for a run as well as several Netflix productions for shoots, including sitcom Lady Dynamite and sketch comedy W/ Bob & David.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
Look for flower spikes that are beginning to decline, and cut the stem just above a set of leaves or side shoots.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Under Mayor Bill de Blasio (2014-2021), there was a significant rollback of that permitting approach amid pushback over how film and TV production shoots affected neighborhoods.
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Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Hostas must be mature enough to divide; young plants with shoots still forming in the center should not be divided.
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Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
Seventeen minutes in and Colombia has its best shot as Córdoba springs the counter and runs through from the right and shoots to the far post, but Diogo Costa dives low to deflect it out to the corner.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Off Campus shoots in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
Verb
The second, MiDAR, is an active multispectral sensing system that shoots multiple wavelengths of light through the water column to illuminate the otherwise dark ocean depths.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
Travis Kelce shoots his shot Swift and Kelce’s romance can be traced back to summer 2023, when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end attended an Eras tour concert at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs’ house.
—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Hojgaard shoots 62 Nicolai Højgaard posted a clean 8-under-par 62 on Sunday, which was the fourth of five rounds of 62 or better this week.
—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
She's hampered again immediately afterward when Krem shoots her full of Kryptonite-tipped arrows.
—
James Grebey,
Time,
26 June 2026
As a result, Clark shoots Derek in the heart.
—
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Jalen Brunson shoots between Julian Champagnie and Victor Wembanyama in Game Two of the NBA Finals.
—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Ultimately, Sheriff Bechir (Kevin Carroll) does what Tom can’t bring himself to and shoots Ruth (seemingly non-fatally) in the name of his own newborn child.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Noun
Finish with extra lemon, parsley or fresh pea shoots before serving.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The AulGo from photography accessories brand TriLife shoots video in 4K using a tried and tested Sony IMX486 sensor setup.
—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
1 July 2026
The space had hosted ABC soap All My Children for a run as well as several Netflix productions for shoots, including sitcom Lady Dynamite and sketch comedy W/ Bob & David.
—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
Look for flower spikes that are beginning to decline, and cut the stem just above a set of leaves or side shoots.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Under Mayor Bill de Blasio (2014-2021), there was a significant rollback of that permitting approach amid pushback over how film and TV production shoots affected neighborhoods.
—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Hostas must be mature enough to divide; young plants with shoots still forming in the center should not be divided.
—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
Seventeen minutes in and Colombia has its best shot as Córdoba springs the counter and runs through from the right and shoots to the far post, but Diogo Costa dives low to deflect it out to the corner.
—
Nbc News,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Off Campus shoots in Vancouver, British Columbia.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoots
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fires a torpedo at the decommissioned USS Juneau in support of a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026.
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The playlist that fires you up for routine tasks is likely to interfere with more demanding work.
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Continue reading … HOT TAKE — Paris deputy mayor blasts Americans on Instagram for France's deadly heat wave.
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It’s lit up in patriotic red, white, and blue, and sometimes blasts Vegas-nightclub-style spotlights into the sky.
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Chloë Sevigny, Regina Hall, D’Arcy Carden, and Gemma Chan are the friends, which bodes well, and Timothy Olyphant pops up as an old boyfriend.
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Octavia Spencer pops in a summery blouse at the Amiri show during Paris Fashion Week on June 25.
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Instead, the film rushes to its next action beat.
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Babcock is a possession coach; Bouchard’s brilliant passes tape-to-tape out of the defensive zone are textbook starters for rushes up the ice.
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The thing nobody photographs but everyone eventually has to run on.
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Sarah Stier, a staff photographer for Getty Images who photographs Knicks regular season and playoff games, told ABC News.
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Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
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The mayor presides over City Council meetings, represents the city publicly and casts tie-breaking votes.
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If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right?
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Sirens, horns, and shouts to evacuate rang out in the West Bottoms and along Southwest Boulevard all morning, but the speed of the flooding still caught everyone off guard.
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Use Cinnamon for Plants For outdoor plants, Guerrera sprinkles cinnamon on the soil to naturally kill fungus gnat larvae.
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In honor of the Niners’ 80th season, the video takes us on a house tour through the decades that sprinkles their opponents’ objects in each room.
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